I mentioned in a previous post that Delphine likes to
postpone the actual sleep part of bedtime by coming
up with ingenius time-wasting requests. I will be
sitting in the living room and I will hear the quiet
click of the bedroom door opening, and Delphine will
emerge in her adorable pajamas and look at me with
improbably large eyes and say "Mummy..." I regard
her seriously, and after a moment of silence I say
"Yes?"

And she says "I need another buddy." Or, "I need cold
fresh water." Or, "I need a
cuddle." And today, the best yet,

"Can I be a juggler?"

I took a deep breath, tried not to laugh:
"Yes, when you grow up you can be a juggler, but
right now you have to go to sleep."